Obituaries

Jun 15, 2020

Marcella D. "Sally"  Schmuhl, age 98 of Whitehouse, Ohio, peacefully passed away on Monday evening, June 15, 2020 at CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born on October 10, 1921 to the late Floyd and Sylvia (Jones) Breneman in Toledo, Ohio. She was married to Melvin Schmuhl, who preceded her in death in 1961.

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Jun 14, 2020

Rhonda G. Schweitzer, age 61 of Defiance, passed away on Sunday, June 14, 2020 at Mercy Defiance Hospital. She was born on May 28, 1959 to Donald and Naomi (Gorrell) Link in Defiance, Ohio. On  December 31, 2009 she married Steven Schweitzer, who resides in Defiance. Rhonda enjoyed reading, and spending time with her family and friends. Rhonda will...

Jun 14, 2020

Ruben O. Martinez, age 85 of Defiance, passed away on Sunday, June 14, 2020 at ProMedica Ebeid Hospice Center in Sylvania, Ohio. He was born on August 15, 1934 to the late Juan and Eloisa (Oyervides) Martinez in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. On June 5, 1954 he married Paulina (Anguiano) Martinez, who preceded him in death in 2016.

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Jun 13, 2020

Bradley M. Harader, age 46 of Orlando, Florida,  passed away on Saturday, June 13, 2020 at Advent Health East Hospital in Orlando, Florida. He was born on April 16, 1974 in Defiance to William and Barbara (Grimes) Harader of Punta Gorda, Florida. Brad loved theme parks, the theater, and haunted houses. He loved to laugh, and will be sadly...

Jun 11, 2020

Marvin E. Eis, age 80 of Holgate, Ohio, passed away on Thursday morning, June 11, 2020 at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born in Defiance County on April 2, 1940 to the late Arthur and Mable (Retcher) Eis. Marvin was a graduate of Florida High School. On September 3, 1960 he married Sally (Short) Eis, who...

Jun 10, 2020

Marian K. Hammer, age 96 of Defiance, peacefully passed away on Wednesday evening, June 10, 2020 at Kingsbury Place in Defiance. She was born on January 24, 1924 to the late Roy and Georgia (Ashton) Davis in Defiance, Ohio. She was a 1942 graduate of Ayersville High School. Marian worked for several years at Defiance Memorials. She enjoyed cooking,...

Jun 6, 2020

Robert L. "Bob" Bilyew, of Defiance, was born to Joseph and Eva Bilyew in Salem, Indiana on August 7, 1928. He passed away on Saturday, June 6, 2020 at the age of 91. God has brought him home to be with his wife, Josephine, watching over his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.

One of six children, Bob's family...

Jun 1, 2020

Janet Eleanor "Jan" Sholl of Oakwood, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 1, 2020 at CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born on March 2, 1943, to the late Leo and Lois (Prowant ) Price. She married Leo Sholl on May 12, 1962, and celebrated 58 loving years together.

Janet, known as Jan to...

May 31, 2020

Phyllis Murphy, age 91 of Defiance, passed away on Sunday, May 31, 2020 at Brookview Healthcare Center in Defiance. She was born on September 28, 1928 to the late Fred and Olive (Bates) Shininger in Sherwood, Ohio. On October 29, 1949 she married John "Joe" Murphy, who preceded her in death on April 7, 2009. Phyllis loved spending time...

May 27, 2020

Douglas J. Cooper, age 60 of Defiance, passed away on Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at his home in Defiance. He was born on March 10, 1960 to the late Ernest J. and M. Delene (Noffsinger) Cooper in Defiance, OH. Doug was a 1978 graduate of Ayersville High School. He earned his Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from The Ohio...

May 27, 2020

Clifford Gene "Cliff" Nally, age 88 of Defiance, passed peacefully working in his garden on Wednesday, May 27, 2020. He was born in Ethel, West Virginia during the great depression to the late Oscar and Nevada (Farris) Nally. One sibling, Helen Moser of Defiance survives, and four siblings preceded him in death; brothers Oscar and Alton, and sisters Sue...

May 26, 2020

Ricardo O. Castillo, 62, of Defiance, passed away on Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at his home in Defiance. He was born on January 14, 1958 to the late Hilario, Sr. and Margaret (Kohli) Castillo in Defiance, Ohio. Rick worked for several years as an appliance repairman. He enjoyed riding his bike, walking, playing video games, and he was a...

May 25, 2020

Terri Lynn Duma, age 58, of New Haven, Michigan, formerly of Defiance, passed away on  May 25, 2020 at the Ascension River District Hospital in East China, Michigan. She was born on July 20, 1961 to Ralph and Catherine (Bremer) Duma in Saginaw, Michigan. Terri is survived by her sisters, Lisa (Rich) Smith of New Haven, Michigan; Kim Rodriguez...

May 24, 2020

Troy L. Kruse, age 53 of Defiance, passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2020 at Blue Creek Healthcare Center in Whitehouse, Ohio. He was born on August 29, 1966 to George and Margene (Anderson) Kruse in Defiance. Troy had previously worked at Cooper's Hatchery. He collected sports memorabilia, and was a huge fan of college football, especially The Ohio...

May 24, 2020

Marcella May Huisman, age 85 of Auburn, Indiana, passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2020 at her home in Auburn. She was born on July 22, 1934 to Clayton and Goldie (Sindel) Campbell in Butler, Indiana. On June 30, 1956 she married Albert Huisman, who preceded her in death on August 25, 2004.

Marcella was a member...

May 24, 2020

Frances Stehulak, 92, of Napoleon, died peacefully on Sunday, May 24, 2020.

Born December 14, 1927, Thompson 2 PA (Near Republic) to John and Sophia (Bator) Sedlak. She graduated from Youngsville High School in 1944 and the Jimmy Cravatta Beauty School in Uniontown, PA in 1960. She worked at Sylvania in Warren, PA during WWII. Frances married...

May 23, 2020

Richard E. Gray, a.k.a. Rick, Poppy, Buckeye, passed away on Saturday, May 23, 2020 at University Hospital Cleveland Medical Center and into the waiting arms of our Heavenly Father.  We are also certain that his wife of almost 45 years was there to greet him with a hug and an "O-H".

He was born on September 30,...

May 23, 2020

Gary W. Heater, 68, of Defiance, passed away Saturday, May 23, 2020 at CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. Gary was born on September 21, 1951 in Hicksville, Ohio to the late William and Phyllis JoAnn (Knisley) Heater of Sherwood, Ohio. Gary graduated from Fairview High School in 1969 and served in the United States Army for two years....

May 18, 2020

Anthony P. "Tony" Fox, age 71 of Defiance, passed away on Monday, May 18, 2020 at CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born on July 22, 1948 to Paul and Helene (Mekus) Fox in Defiance County, Ohio. Tony proudly served our country in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. On September 5, 1997 he married Mollie...

May 18, 2020

Loisann May Zimmerman, 92, Defiance, passed away peacefully, Monday, May 18, 2020. She was born on January 2, 1928 in Defiance, Ohio, the only child of Opal Pierce May and Edgar Stanley May. In 1949 she married John E. Zimmerman who preceded her in death in 2004. Surviving are three daughters, Connie Dunlap (J. Richard), Grosse Pointe, MI; Jayne...